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单词 heroicism
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heroicismn.

Brit. /hᵻˈrəʊᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /həˈroʊəˌsɪz(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: heroic adj., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < heroic adj. + -ism suffix. Compare slightly earlier heroicalness n., and also later heroism n.
The fact or quality of being heroic; heroism.
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the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun]
heroicalness1647
heroicism1648
heroicness1648
heroicity1810
1648 Earl of Westmorland Otia Sacra sig. T2v Things to whet, not try Thine own Heroicism by.
1711 P. Abercromby Martial Atchievem. Scots Nation I. ii. i. 172 Heroicism appears in all the Actions of his Life.
1781 Miss Elliott Masqued Weddings II. xxxiii. 39 All your love and heroicism does not, I find, justify you in the opinion of the world.
1859 E. S. Sheppard Almost Heroine III. ii. 59 Her persistent protestations against heroicism in every ideal form.
1899 Daily Iowa Capital 27 Jan. 6/6 One of the few plays now patent upon the English-speaking stage that is natural, not exaggerated in the heroicism of its situations.
1916 Harper's Mag. Sept. 627/2 Their humanness, not their heroicism, is offered as the precious thing.
1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 Oct. a20/3 They have a heroicism that I think truly did exist among Vietnam veterans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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